Planes bump at O'Hare

A United Airlines plane's wing clipped the tail of another jetliner Tuesday morning as they taxied toward takeoff at O'Hare, aviation officials said. No injuries were reported.

One of the planes was turning left, and the wing of the second plane, another United flight, hit the first plane's tail, said Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Tony Molinaro.

Both flights were canceled, United said on its Web site.

Chicago Department of Aviation spokeswoman Wendy Abrams said the airline was inspecting both aircraft and the Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board were being notified.

In a similar accident last month at Newark Liberty International Airport outside New York, one wing of a Lufthansa Boeing 747 bumped the wing of an empty Continental Airlines Boeing 757 that was awaiting a tow to a parking area, Continental spokeswoman Mary Clark said.